Oster® 2-Slice Toaster with Superior Toast Know-how, Sweet Apple Pink

That shiny, fire engine red you’re looking for!
I’m proud of my kitchen, okay! I looked forever for a replacement toaster (after my old one finally kicked the bucket) but very much wanted one that matched the other appliances currently on my counter, which are a bright sort of shiny red color. Thankfully, I found this one!Now everything is a similar color, but, funnily enough, they are all different manufacturers of kitchen appliances. My blender is Black & Decker. Microwave is Hamilton Beach. Now my new toaster (that matches everything else!) is Oster brand.The slots are wide and it toasts very evenly! Dial on the front is smooth, plunger works great, very satisfied with this purchase. Glad to have found it.Hope this helps anyone who is looking for a particular “red” toaster. Now… just to find a matching breadbox…This was an unsolicited and honest review.

Functional and Attractive Toaster
This review is for – Oster 2-Slice Toaster with Advanced Toast Technology, Stainless Steel===============================AppearanceVery nice looking appliance that reminds me of the metal toasters from the 1960’s. But it does like to show fingerprints and smudges – even when I don’t remember touching the darned thing. So I keep a microfiber cloth in a kitchen drawer to touch it up every now and then.FunctionsThis toaster is advertised as having ‘Advanced Toast Technology’ but I didn’t see any explanation of that term in the documentation – although it may be in there somewhere. My guess is the marketers are referring to the three buttons that light up, located on either side of the toasting-darkness knob. The buttons are labeled Bagel, Frozen, and Cancel, but I also didn’t see anything in the included documentation explaining exactly what to expect when using the Bagel and Frozen buttons.PerformanceAs with most toasters, there’s a lever that must be pressed down to lower the bread into the toaster and turn the heating elements on. I found that the lever has to be ‘very’ firmly pressed down for the platform to lock into the toasting position. Only time will tell if this is normal, or whether it’s an indication that something is amiss.As expected the Cancel button immediately raises the platform the bread sits on, and turns the heating coils off. At the end of one toasting cycle I had a bagel get stuck, such that it kept the platform from raising and the coils from turning off. Pressing the Cancel button did nothing because the bagel was holding the platform down, so I had to pull up on the lever. To manually raise the platform in this situation, enough force had to be applied that I thought it might break. But it didn’t, and the toaster still works well. (Maybe I should have pressed the Cancel button while lifting the lever.)My tests of the Bagel and Frozen buttons did not show any advantages to using them. Using the same toasting darkness setting I initially set for unfrozen sandwich bread, all subsequent tests of button combinations for frozen and unfrozen bagels and sandwich bread returned the same results. The Frozen and Bagel settings ‘may’ lengthen the toasting cycle, but my tests did not show a meaningful difference. A sentence or two in the documentation explaining exactly what to expect from these buttons would have been helpful.Bread slices are toasted slightly darker on the sides closest to the inside of the toaster, but it’s usually only noticeable if I’m looking for it.It Gets HotAfter one cycle of toasting 2 slices of bread, the top of the toaster gets very warm, but nowhere near warm enough to burn my skin. After running the toaster two cycles back-to-back, the top is warm enough to make me think twice about touching the toaster top. After 3+ cycles the top feels hot enough to provide a significant burn, if I were to leave my hand in contact. My take… so what? It’s a toaster that works by running electricity through thin wires that get red-hot. So enjoy your toast and use common sense, especially if young children have access to it. And if you do touch the top of the toaster when it’s hot, your automatic reflexes should force you to retract your hand before you get a skin burn – because you’ll never actually touch the red-hot wires.Common Sense Tips:1. Do not use the toaster when it’s sitting directly under a cabinet as the rising heat will eventually discolor the paint or finish. And of course there’s always a fire danger if the cabinet is close enough. (In my small kitchen, the toaster has a permanent home under a cabinet and I pull it clear of the cabinet when in use.)2. Literally everyone should know this, but just in case somebody missed this lesson:Never, ever stick metal utensils of any kind inside the toaster when it’s plugged in. If you do so, the utensil and your body could instantly become electrified. It doesn’t feel good; Trust me. If bread becomes stuck inside, UNPLUG the toaster and fish the bread out with plastic or wood utensils if possible. While you’re bread-fishing, avoid touching the thin wires as they break easily and that will turn your bread toaster into a bread holder.Bottom Line:I really like this toaster and recommend it!It’s a nice looking, competitively priced toaster that does a good job at toasting bread and bagels (without using the advanced function buttons) , while the claim of Advanced Toast Technology seems to be overblown and undocumented.

Makes toast
Looks good on the counter and makes good toast.

Works as a toaster should
I’ve had this for 3 years now, works great

I love it!!!I’m impressed with its performance! It toasts evenly on both sides, which is something I’ve had trouble with in other brands. The sleek design looks great on my countertop, and the multiple settings allow me to get my toast just right, whether I want a light golden color or a deep, crispy brown. It’s also easy to clean, with a removable crumb tray that slides out smoothly. The seller was very responsive and shipped the item very quickly. Overall, a solid toaster that offers great value for the price!

Una buena tostadora. Me ha gustado el diseño y las opciones de cancelar y los otros. Solo hay que aprenderle a los niveles ya que con el nivel 3 lo quema de un lado. El tostado no es parejo pero ajustadolo bien es perfecto.

De muy buen tamaño, lindo, fácil de usar. Queda muy bien, me gusta que se puede ajustar el nivel de tostado que uno desea.